Recommendations A/HRC/33/51/Add.2 Measures taken/current situation Situation during the visit A/HRC/33/51/Ad d.2 - Level of implementation and observations (to be completed by the WGEID) ensure the availability at all times of Advisors with relevant expertise to advise the Office for Reparations with regard to gender responsiveness, and the specific needs of aggrieved persons who are women, children and persons with disabilities; be guided by the principles of non-discrimination, victim-centrality and fairness, and with due consideration to the special needs of women, children and persons with disabilities; the need to provide special measures for vulnerable aggrieved persons including women, children, and persons with disabilities; OMP See response to recommendation 79(g). ICJ While the OMP Act refers to the issuing of gender sensitive policies under Section 11 (c), it makes no reference to a child-rights perspective. The Office for Reparations Act however, under Section 2 (b) states that one of the objectives of the Act is to facilitate and implement such Policies on reparations as approved by the Cabinet of Ministers, by the Office for Reparations, including specialized policies on public education, memorialization and on children, youths, women and victims of sexual violence and persons with disabilities. Moreover, under Section 11 (1) (f), the office is empowered to make rules and guidelines from time to time which shall include gender and child responsive policies to be followed by the Staff of the Office for Reparations relating to the exercise and performance of its powers and functions. Nevertheless, there is no public information on these policies being drafted as yet. Justice (a) Establish a judicial accountability mechanism Paragraphs 45 50 Government – June/July 2019 Preliminary explorations pertaining to accountability framework in Sri Lanka are currently under consideration. Concepts notes are being formulated. 67 The Working Group regrets that no judicial accountability mechanism has been created and is concerned by statements from high level officials that international judges will not be A/HRC/42/40/Add.1 83. The Working Group recommends that the Government of Sri Lanka:

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